Laugh through the pain

Sometimes It is hard to make it through tough situations. Nobody blames you for the in ability to do so it is just human nature to break down in certain situations and sometimes we go against human nature, and laugh through it, which is horrible and wrong, but we do what we got to do to survive and make it to the next day. I am the type of person to laugh through tough situations and smile through them like I am perfectly fine and nothing is bothering, but under the smile I am really hurting from the pain. If it bothers me to much I will seek out a friend that I can talk to so I do not have to keep it in.About two years ago I had to laugh through a difficult situation that I did not want to be part of. My cat swallowed multiple rubber bands and they ended up getting caught in his small intestine. He went through several days of pain, eating not drinking and not using the bathroom. Every time he tired to eat, he would just end up getting sick cause, it could not pass through his system. Our family just hoped that he would throw up all the rubber bands and he would get better over time but he rapidly grew worst and worst till my mom could not take it anymore. She went to the vet to see what we could do and we were left with two options we either pay for the surgery which was over two thousand dollars or we had to give him back to the shelter. They would do the surgery and we would not be able to adopt him again. It took a couple hours of arguing with one another before we came up with an answer. We did not like the answer we agreed on, but we decided to give him up. It came time to see him my mom dad and sister were all crying and balling their eyes, but I could not help but laugh and distract myself from the situation. My family was not very happy with me cause they thought I was laughing at the fact our cat was dying and was leaving the family. It was one of the hardest things that I have been through because that cat is my best friend at home. He greets me at the door when I get home from school and will follow me around until I show him attention and pet his little soft head and show him some love. He has a special feeding time for wet food at 4:30 and he will start meowing at 4:30 so you know what time it and that he is really hungry. If you are standing in the kitchen not getting his food for him he will start to bite your ankles or the back of your legs. At night he becomes the biggest cuddle bug, he free roams the house and if he sees you leave your door open he will invade the room and will look for anywhere to sleep if it is warm and comfortable for him. I would have been so heart broken to lose someone like him in the family, he has been part of the family for 5 years or so, and we have learned to show him all the love in the world and keep him close to our hearts we will do anything for this cat.It is okay to laugh through the pain of something that really hurts or effects you on a mental and or physical level. People will judge you on it and might find it really wrong, but they also do not know what you are dealing with and they have no idea what the correct way is to get through the situation is for you. It is also okay the laugh through the pain because it is better than keeping the pain inside you and letting it eat away at your mental health. If you do not need to keep it in than do not do it. It only makes things worst and then you can not get the help you might need or might want. At the end of the day It is better to be open about some things than let them build them until you snap and it effects more than just you. Photo on Foter.com